quincentennium.
A period of five hundred years, half a millennium.
Meaning & usage
A period of five hundred years, half a millennium.
Where this word comes from
From New Latin quincentennium (“500-year period”). Compare the classical Latin form quingenti (“500”). Equivalent to quin- (“five”) + centennium (“century, 100-year period”). Cognate with quincentenary and quincentennial.
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